Dolly Clark Dickens, 63, of Greenville went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on Friday, March 12, after a long and hard-fought battle with COVID. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, 2704 Nash St. NW, Wilson, NC. Interment will follow the service in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, NC.
The family will receive friends before the service, at 1:00 pm, at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home.
The family asks that masks be worn at all events and that you kindly refrain from attending if sick or experiencing any COVID symptoms. Dolly suffered greatly during her battle with COVID, and the family does not wish for anyone else to have to experience that suffering.
Dolly graduated from Rocky Mount Senior High in 1975 and East Carolina University in 1979. She then pursued her childhood dream of becoming a teacher. Dolly taught English, Language Arts, and Spanish over her thirty plus years in the education system. She was an active member of Englewood Baptist Church in Rocky Mount serving in the Children’s Ministry in various capacities. Dolly enjoyed being with her family, reading, and writing poetry in her free time. In spite of all of her successes as a teacher, if asked, Dolly would say that her greatest joy was found in being a mother. She sought to ensure that her daughters always knew they were loved unconditionally by both her and God…she succeeded.
Dolly is survived by her daughters, Nicole Nielson (Alan) of Winterville, and Marianne Dickens of Greenville; her parents, Moses and Shirley Hayes of Sharpsburg; sisters, Cathy Clark of Sharpsburg, Gina Hayes of Wilson, Pam Carroll (Mac) of Chesapeake, VA, and Kathy Proctor (Kelly) of Wilson; sister-in-law, Vivian Clark of Elm City; and brother, Greg Hayes (Tammy) of Chesapeake, VA. Dolly will also be greatly missed by her four grandsons, Cody, Dylan, Hunter, and Bradyn; aunts, Cheryle Wade (Harold), and Shirley Strickland; uncles, Earl Forehand, Selby Strickland (Wendy), and Tommy Strickland (Elna). Dolly will also be missed by numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. There is no way to count the number of students and co-workers whose lives were also impacted by Dolly and who will miss her immensely.
Dolly was preceded in death by her grandparents, N. W. and Annie Clark, and Selby and Dolly Strickland; father, Wayne Clark; brother, Clay Clark; aunts, Carol Forehand and Aileen Clark; and uncle, Doug Strickland.
Flowers are welcome and may be directed to Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, 2704 Nash St. NW, Wilson, NC, 27896.
Funeral services are under the direction of Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Home, Wilson, NC. Online condolences may be sent by visiting thomasyelverton.com.
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